This Mom is Suing Her Doctor for Forcing Her to Have an Episiotomy During Delivery

The woman pleaded, "No, don't cut me!" But he did. 12 times.

After just a few attempts to push during her son's delivery at the California's Providence Tarzana Medical Center, Kimberly Turbin, a 27-year-old sexual assault survivor was ready to tackle the trying labor ahead of her, but her doctor insisted on an episiotomy.

"What do you mean, 'why?' I am the expert here, okay. You can go home and do it! You go to Kentucky!"

Twelve cuts later, Kimberly's baby is born.

The medical procedure cuts open the area from the vagina to the anus in an effort to further or speed up a difficult delivery. In 2006, the American College of Obstetricians publicly discouraged them, citing that it doesn't benefit the mother nor baby, and can lead to numerous health complications.

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Kimberly is now suing Dr. Abbassi for assault and battery due to physical and emotional injuries, and trauma related to her previous sexual assaults, according to The Daily Beast.

Not only is this story horrifyingly scary, but it also represents a much bigger problem. "The obstetric model has always been 'You do what I say,' and too often women are talked down to or mistreated," said Dawn Thompson, founder of Improving Birth, the national organization that's helping Turbin in her search for legal representation.

So far, no one from the doctor's camp has spoken about whether the procedure was medically necessary or not, but still, we're dumbfounded at this doctor's horrific response to her plea—whether they went forward with the procedure, she should have had a say. The case hasn't made it to court yet, but we're hoping it helps secure justice for her and all other mothers who feel victimized during labor.